Clause 46
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]
9:00 am
Mark Prisk (Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Hertford and Stortford, Conservative)
I thought when the Minister began his speech that he was going to say it was a “Prisk” process, but it seems that we have made brisk progress. After that fourth-form attempt at humour, I shall move swiftly on.
Stop notices have considerable merit. The Minister rightly spoke of instances when immediate action is required and urgency is the essence. We have been assured that the cases are the same as under established stop notices. In principle, we have no problems with the use of the sanctions in those circumstances, although we will have questions about procedure when we discuss clause 47.